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Calkin
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
Same as
calk
.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
A calk on a shoe. See
calk
, n., 1.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
A
calk
on a
shoe
.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun.
a metal cleat on the bottom front of a horseshoe to prevent slipping
Word Usage
"Or, on the same branch, may be turned up a calkin of sufficient height for the purpose."
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
cleat
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
malkin
variant
calk